Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Timary, I'm sure a pediatrician would know about your son's condition better than me, but I can tell you about my bumps! As long as I can remember, I have had a goosebump-like condition on my elbows and a few inches down the underside of my arms. The area there was quite dry and just plain ugly. I tried slathering on all kinds of lotions, but nothing helped. Several months after putting my son on the gfcf diet, I went off dairy and most wheat. I also added essential fatty acids (EFAs) to my diet. The bumps and dryness on my elbows went away. If you can call elbows beautiful, then mine are! I don't know if it was a change in diet or the EFAs, but I suspect the diet. I have been off the EFAs for a few weeks and my elbows still look great. > This may be a little off topic, but does anyone know what could cause " bumpy " skin? My 4 yr old son's skin in certain areas has lots of small bumps - looks like a tiny version of goosebumps. They are not red and do not itch that I can tell and seem to be mostly on the hips and back of legs. The Ped. has said it is only mild dermatitis, but it is still disquieting for me. could it be a diet problem? > > thank you all, > timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 > This may be a little off topic, but does anyone know what could cause " bumpy " skin? My 4 yr old son's skin in certain areas has lots of small bumps - looks like a tiny version of goosebumps. They are not red and do not itch that I can tell and seem to be mostly on the hips and back of legs. The Ped. has said it is only mild dermatitis, but it is still disquieting for me. could it be a diet problem? > > thank you all, > timary I used to get those bumps on the top of my arms...they would go away every year during lent when I ate a lot of fish. My son had these bumps all over his body until we started cod liver oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 A main reaction to milk protein is eczema (sp), adult acne, and " other skin problems. " This is mentioned on several " no milk " sites. My " adult acne " cleared up after removine dairy. We also started CLO and EFAs soon afterward. I am 39 so I have tried many things. It looks like the dairy, EFA's, or CLO would be things to check. Please let us know if any of these helps. . > > This may be a little off topic, but does anyone know what could > cause " bumpy " skin? My 4 yr old son's skin in certain areas has > lots of small bumps - looks like a tiny version of goosebumps. They > are not red and do not itch that I can tell and seem to be mostly on > the hips and back of legs. The Ped. has said it is only mild > dermatitis, but it is still disquieting for me. could it be a diet > problem? > > > > thank you all, > > timary > > I used to get those bumps on the top of my arms...they would go away > every year during lent when I ate a lot of fish. > > My son had these bumps all over his body until we started cod liver > oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Our DAN doctor told us that bumps could be a signal of additional food allergies. My daughter has had bumps on the backs of her arms periodically. We have not been able to pinpoint if in fact it is a food allergy. Cara This may be a little off topic, but does anyone know what could cause "bumpy" skin? My 4 yr old son's skin in certain areas has lots of small bumps - looks like a tiny version of goosebumps. They are not red and do not itch that I can tell and seem to be mostly on the hips and back of legs. The Ped. has said it is only mild dermatitis, but it is still disquieting for me. could it be a diet problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 This sounds exactly like my #3 son. He is not autistic but has the same food issues as my #2 autistic son. If he would eat *too much* wheat/milk, then these bumps would turn into something like " whiteheads " , which would then break and ooze all over his body. After I removed the gluten and casein, and several other offending foods, then the rash went away altogether. There is a symptom of celiac disease called dermatitis herpetiformis. It is a rash on the backs of the elbows/arms. This rash is very itchy. Here is a link for you on that condition, you can check it out and see if that might be the problem with your child. If so, you would definitely need to remove the gluten [wheat and other gluten products], because celiac disease also causes a destruction of the small intestine. http://www.celiac.com/derm.html But I would say, if you are seeing a rash on your child, that you should definitely investigate possibly food issues, especially gluten and casein but my son had other foods that contributed to it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 low levels of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. This can be resolved with evening primrose oil. [ ] bumpy skin This may be a little off topic, but does anyone know what could cause "bumpy" skin? My 4 yr old son's skin in certain areas has lots of small bumps - looks like a tiny version of goosebumps. They are not red and do not itch that I can tell and seem to be mostly on the hips and back of legs. The Ped. has said it is only mild dermatitis, but it is still disquieting for me. could it be a diet problem? thank you all, timary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 Our daughter has always had the skin bumps - on the face, upper arms, and some on the upper thighs. They did not improve with the GFCF diet or CLO. The IgG tests she had done last year showed that she had a peanut sensitivity. We took her off peanuts, and the skin problem gradually cleared - not completely gone, but so much better! Our pediatrician said the condition is called keratosis pilaris, and it is common in fairskinned people of Celtic descent. You can do a websearch and find some articles on it. Some of the articles have pictures, so you can compare your child's rash to the pictures. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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